By Marc Lawrence November is, unquestionably, the best time of the season for sports fans. The NBA and College Hoops seasons tip off a new campaign. The NFL enters its second-half race while College Football concludes heads to the finish line with teams scurrying for bowl bids. It's also a great time for handicappers as value-aplenty abounds. Our focus in the world of College Football begins to center around postseason... Read more

By Marc Lawrence With Halloween now in the rear view mirror, it's on to the best time of the College Football season - the month of November! That's because the combination of stats and angles combine to bring us the best winning edges of the year. Our ‘Puttin' On The Stats' theory is a dandy, and best of all it's simple. What we are looking to do is to ‘Play On' any team as a dog if they've won all - or all but... Read more

By Marc Lawrence Imagine being a 10-plus win team last season and now a losing squad at this stage of the season. How difficult of a job is it for a coach to get his team psyched to play this week, you ask? Plenty. According to our database, losing teams in Game Eight of the season who won 10 or more game last year are 17-35-1 ATS since 1980. If these same teams allow 21 or more PPG on the season they dip to 10... Read more

By Marc Lawrence As we continue to extol the virtues of playing with rest during the college football season, let's expand our look into GAME SIX. It seems teams taking on a conference opponent fare rather well with a breather as evidenced by an overall 141-119-1 ATS in all games since 1980 when playing off a week of rest. Bring them in off a SU loss and they improve to 81-57 ATS. We find four teams in that role... Read more

By Marc Lawrence It's the time of the season in which undefeated teams in the world of College Football begin entertaining ideas of playing in the coveted BCS title game. Especially for those teams that have managed to open the season with five consecutive wins in their first five games. Forewarned is forearmed, however, when it comes to ‘playing on' these 5-0 clubs as Game Six is often times a major chuckhole on... Read more

By Marc Lawrence According to our powerful database, it seems Game Four of the College Football season is often times a critical stepping-stone for teams who play with a week of rest. This is especially true for teams that are on the road off a SU and ATS loss. That's confirmed by their 30-20 ATS winning mark since 1980. When these reinvigorated road artists are playing off their initial loss of the season they... Read more

By Marc Lawrence Our powerful database tells us that Game Four is a critical turning point for most College Football teams, especially if they're playing off their first loss of the season. From a handicapping perspective, the venue goes a long way in determining Game Four ATS results as well. Check out the situations of teams in Game Four, off their initial loss of the season, since 1980... BAD HOMERS Teams... Read more

By Marc Lawrence In the majority of cases, rest is considered advantageous for most college football teams, especially late in the season. An extra blow not only helps heal tired bodies but also gives coaches a chance to better study an opponent's game film in greater detail. However, rested teams during the opening month of the season tend to develop dichotic personalities. RESTED TEAMS OFF A SEASON OPENING LOSS... Read more

By Marc Lawrence BOWLERS OFF SEASON-OPENING LOSSES STRUGGLE TO REGROUP IN GAME TWO The knee-jerk reaction would be to make a case for teams in Game Two off a season opening loss if they were a bowl team last year. Before you blow out an ACL, check this out: Bowlers (last year) off a loss in Game One of the season are just 100-106-2 ATS in Game Two since 1990. This week's wounded list includes the likes of... Read more

By Marc Lawrence Sometimes the price you're asked to pay for success is truly a bargain. And in today's economy, we'll take any and all bargains we can find. Take the case of NFL teams that have just enjoyed winning back-to-back home games during the pre-season. One might think these teams are primed for a letdown. However, as one of our favorite football analysts, Lee Corso, would say, "Not so fast my friend!"... Read more